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With the monstrous edging performance of this mid-height trad shoe, our tested said, “One might not want to do any technical heel hooking, but instead stand on the credit-card-edge alternative.” Read the full review.

The Ventrix Hybrid Hoodie, designed for varying temps, helped our tester regulate during winter days in Rocky Mountain National Park thanks to its 80 grams of Ventrix synthetic insulation and venting perforations through the center, back, and underarms. Read full review.

The Splitter Station carries like a boss thanks to the metal back-panel stay, beefy padded hip belt, and padded shoulder straps, but the main event was the dual diagonal top zippers on the main compartment: Unzip in a V-shape from either or both sides and, voila, total access to your gear—no hassle, no fuss. Read full review.

The Compact is made with smooth, skin-friendly wood and has everything you need: jugs and power-building slopers on top, full-pad edges and pockets in the middle, and a matching set of half-pad tinies on the bottom. Read full review.

Raise your hand if you’re tired of either a) Clipping sketchy, grooved “fixed” draws or B) having to retire a beloved draw because of rope-side-biner grooving. Edelrid has come up with an ingenious solution with their new Bulletproof Quickdraw. Read full review.

For big trips, Arc’teryx’s new duffel is a game-changer. The external-frame duffel weighs little (7.5 lbs for the 80L) but holds a lot, allowing you to take more cams you might or might not need before hitting that airline-imposed 55-pound weight limit. Read full review.